Risk International announced that Michael Thoits has joined the outsourced risk management provider. Risk International offers risk management, insurance claims mitigation, loss prevention, claims recovery, due diligence and benefits advisory services. Founded in 1986, it serves Fortune 1000 and private …
Authorities in central Florida are investigating a traffic crash that injured the mother and cousin of professional wrestler and actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. According to Clermont police, officers stopped a vehicle believed to be driven by an impaired driver …
The Montana Highway Patrol has concluded a collision between a fire engine and a pickup truck that killed six people was caused by a mechanical failure in the fire engine’s drivetrain. Lt. Col. Greg Watson is deputy chief of the …
When birds and planes collide, the results can be deadly. That’s why airports around the world work hard to keep birds away, even resorting to shooting or poisoning large flocks. One Ohio airport is now experimenting with a new, gentler …
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said Monday it will add two threat levels to its weather outlooks so people aren’t surprised by really bad storms on days with just a “slight risk” of tornadoes, hail or high winds. …
Only two people turned out for a hearing to reimburse New Jersey’s largest utility for restoring service after five storms from 2010 through Sandy in 2012. Public Service Electric & Gas is seeking to pass along to ratepayers more than …
Four employees of a western New York sand and gravel businesses are recovering from minor injuries after one of them got trapped inside a hopper full of sand and the other three became stuck while trying to save him. The …
A woman who says she hurt her back after slipping on a greasy spot at a Safeway store in Sandy has filed a lawsuit against the grocery chain. The Oregonian newspaper reports that Tammy Hadley seeks at least $30,000 for …
The Terrebonne Parish Council has delayed discussion on an ordinance that would make false police and fire alarms illegal. The Courier reports confusion in the language of the ordinance led to it being tabled Monday until the next set of …
The executives mingled over tea and sugar cookies, and the chatter was upbeat. Their industry, they said at the conference in the Indian capital, saves lives and brings roofs, walls and pipes to some of the world’s poorest people. The …